365 days. 250 hours of work spent. 40 posts. 2 websites/blog titles. 4 guest authors. I can't believe it's been a whole year since I launched Be the Blaze ( Shine Bright at the time). I just want to talk a bit about what a year of blogging has taught me, where I want to be by next year, and where sharing my writing with the world has gotten me. But before I do anything else, I just want to thank y'all for sticking with me this past year. If you're new to Be the Blaze , I'm

Here is chapters 3 and 4 of my short story, Accept , written by eleven-year-old me. If you haven't read the first two chapters, head over to this blog post: Bus Rides and Big Changes . Enjoy! Chapter #3 The Horrible Truth Soon the bus pulled into the school’s grounds. As soon as the doors opened, students filed out and spread out across the yard. Highschool students went left, elementary kids right, and us middle schoolers strait ahead. I lost Mary and Cassandra as I hurried